#1 Mikunopolis 2011

Mikunopolis 2011 

If you don't know who Hatsune Miku is, it's the name behind one of many voice synthesizer programs known as "Vocaloid". You might also begin to wonder that it sounds ridiculous for a computer program to sing, but the phenomenon itself is extremely popular in Japan.

The basics- Hatsune Miku is the voice behind many popular songs in Japan, to the point that there are concerts held with her hologram singing to one of her well-known tracks. When the concept became really popular in Japan, it could not be fathomed that these concerts would be seen elsewhere.

That idea did not last for very long as Hatsune Miku's very first concert outside of Japan took place at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA on 7/2/11.

Behold, the internationally famous superstar.

A significance behind this concert is the fact that Hatsune Miku is not a real person, rather a voice synthesizer with a human persona behind it. Not quite a legitimate human being, but a very real pop star- Hatsune Miku serves as a reminder to the ever changing face of Asian art that it diffuses globally rather quickly. As a treat, you might be interested in hearing one of Miku's songs-

Hatsune Miku rocked the crowds in LA, with the stadium holding about 6,000 fans and 100,000 more watching online.